Adrian Alonso, America Ferrera, Carmen Salinas
"Under the Same Moon" tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the United States wh...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (1,328)
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April 7, 2008This is a very moving picture that depicts one of the main issues in the United States. Illegal Immigration. It shows the horrors that people have to go through as they cross the border to "live a better life". A lot of well known Mexican actors are in this film, Carmen Salinas, ...( read more)
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April 4, 2008It's like An American Tail, but with a scrappy little Mexican boy instead of a mouse.
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June 29, 2008The trailer for Patricia Riggen?s Under the Same Moon boldly proclaims that ?not since Cinema Paradiso has a film captured the hearts of audiences around the world [as much as Under the Same Moon].? Given that the movie swiftly came and went in theaters it can safely be said that...( read more)
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November 8, 2009this has been the best movie they couldve made talkin about imigration & the struggle they go to get to their dream of coming into the US
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September 17, 2009The best Mexican film I've seen in a long while (years). I loved every aspect about it, except that reality is portrayed very gently and positively here, when reality is more difficult and harsh nowadays. Even so, the acting, direction, heart-warming moments and the characters co...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
April 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
April 4, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) is the nightmare Lou Dobbs has when he goes to sleep at night. full review
April 4, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A story that's too cute, too corny and too contrived. full review
March 21, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Much of the plotting is schematic, and some of the moments meant to tug our heartstrings clearly flow from the melodramatic telenovela form. Yet the scheme transcends itself in surprising ways. Love c... full review
March 20, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Under the Same Moon is a heartfelt story of unquenchable hope, with the plight of illegal immigrants serving as an intriguing and timely backdrop. full review
March 19, 2008
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
The actual storytelling is so filled with sunshine and resilient good cheer that true pathos of the situation never rings true. full review
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August 28, 2009An attempt to justify and romanticize illegal immigration!? ...probably why I'll never see it!
(I wonder if there is a movie, or I wonder if they will ever make a movie, about illegal immigration from the real life perspective of guns, drugs, and human trafficking!?! Not to mention the economic terrorism that comes with it; might be to politically incorrect for some but, God forbid somebody tell the truth!) -
September 11, 2008The info about the director of this movie is wrong. The real director is Patricia Riggen.
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